English Grammar Questions for SSC Exam

#1. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence from the given options: He said, “They are in the class.”

(D) He says that they are in the class.

(B) He says that they are in the class.

(A) He said that they were in the class.

(C) He said that they had been in class.

#2. Cannon had unique qualities it was used widely in ancient times.

(C) such, so

(B) that, since

(D) such, that

(A) that, that

#3. Rohan ______ in Jaipur tomorrow.

(A) is

(D) was

(C) were

(B) will be

#4. Identify the correct form of sentence in the Active Voice:

(B) The king has punishing the thief.

(A) I forgave him his fault.

(D) It can be seen that the sun rose in the east.

(C) I kept your book lest you may not lose it.

#5. Charles Babbage is known as ________ father of computers.

(B) the

(A) a

(C) any

(D) some

#6. We need to do ______ of work before the event starts.

(D) some

(B) a lot

(C) more

(A) much

#7. I wish she ______ reach here soon.

(A) should

(D) shall

(B) would

(C) will

#8. The date is worth _________

(C) remembered

(B) to remember

(D) remembering

(A) remember

#9. What prefix would you add to the root word ‘view’ to indicate that you see something before other people do?

(D) dis

(B) pre

(A) re

(C) un

#10. The thief, _______ they caught, was sent to the prison.

(A) who

(B) which

(D) whom

(C) whose

#11. Use the correct word in the following: Not everybody shares my _______.

(A) principals

(C) principles

(D) personalities

(B) principalities

#12. ______ I use your cell phone as I have forgotten mine?

(D) Would

(C) Should

(B) Do

(A) May

#13. Pooja or her brothers ______ to be blamed.

(C) are

(B) has

(D) was

(A) is

#14. The package _______ to be carried carefully.

(B) are

(A) is

(C) have

(D) were

#15. I _______ this book since morning.

(C) have had read

(B) had been reading

(A) has been reading

(D) shall be reading

#16. Qadri informed me that all of the PAT members _______ soon take back their nomination forms.

(B) will

(C) would

(D) shall

(A) may

#17. Neither you nor your sister should ______ to them.

(A) talk

(C) talked

(B) talks

(D) talking

#18. I’d like _______ information, please.

(B) some

(A) an

(D) a piece

(C) piece

#19. Sana! Please ______ tea.

(C) have

(A) taken

(D) PUT

(B) drank

#20. If you take away the prefix and the suffix, what word is left of the word ‘unemployed’?

(D) will not change

(B) employed

(C) employ

(A) unemploy

#21. Neither money nor power _______ needed to get selected for the Olympics.

(C) is

(A) are

(D) was

(B) were

#22. Bananas are selling _______ Rs. 250 per dozen?

(C) with

(A) on

(B) over

(D) at

#23. “I do not like tea.” “_______ do I.”

(A) so

(B) neither

(C) either

(D) not

#24. My house is there _______ from the railway station?

(B) kilogram

(C) kilometer

(D) meter

(A) liter

#25. Javed two of _______ brothers attend primary school wishes to be a school teacher after his graduation form the University.

(B) them

(A) whom

(D) which

(C) whose

#26. I did not _______ TV last night.

(A) not watched

(B) watched

(C) watch

(D) watching

#27. Choose the correct form of Passive Transformation of the sentence given: Who gave you the permission to write?

(B) By whom given you the permission to write?

(C) By whom you were been given the permission?

(A) By whom were you given the permission to write?

(D) By whom was you given permission to write?

#28. you _ ‘English in Ten days’ in the morning?

(C) Did, get

(D) Did, got

(B) Will, get

(A) Do, get

#29. __________ work has been done yet. What about the remaining work?

(B) A few

(D) Most of

(C) Much

(A) A little

#30. In English, voice expresses the relationship ______ the subject to the verb.

(B) of

(A) at

(D) in

(C) to

#31. Which sentence given below correctly changes the active voice into the passive? Some one has cut the telephone wires.

(B) The telephone wires has been cut.

(C) The telephone wires have been cut.

(D) The telephone wires were found cut.

(A) The telephone wires were cut.

#32. He has _______ experience than his brother.

(D) some

(B) more

(A) many

(C) much

#33. Use the correct word in the following: Before the bell rang, the class was _____ to go home.

(B) all ready

(A) ready

(C) was already

(D) were all ready

#34. The price of kerosene oil ______ two rupees a litre?

(C) is

(D) are

(B) have

(A) has

#35. Choose the correct Active voice of the following sentence from the options given below: Can a car be driven by her?

(A) A car can be driven by her.

(C) Can she drive a car?

(B) A car could be driven by her.

(D) Could she drive a car?

#36. Write your name and roll number _____ top of the page.at

(B) at the

(D) on the

(A) at

(C) on

#37. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word from the options given below: I don’t like his _______ policy of pleasing people.

(A) dual

(B) duel

(D) doll

(C) dwell

#38. She ______ her office by 9 a.m. daily.

(A) reach

(D) reaching

(B) reaches

(C) reached

#39. He was admitted _______ the hospital.

(C) in

(D) to

(A) with

(B) at

#40. My brother ______ play me every evening.

(D) with

(A) beside

(B) from

(C) at

Results

#1. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence from the given options: He said, “They are in the class.”

#2. Cannon had ______ unique qualities ______ it was used widely in ancient times.

#3. Rohan ______ in Jaipur tomorrow.

#4. Identify the correct form of sentence in the Active Voice:

#5. Charles Babbage is known as ________ father of computers.

#6. We need to do ______ of work before the event starts.

#7. I wish she ______ reach here soon.

#8. The date is worth _________

#9. What prefix would you add to the root word ‘view’ to indicate that you see something before other people do?

#10. The thief, _______ they caught, was sent to the prison.

#11. Use the correct word in the following: Not everybody shares my _______.

#12. ______ I use your cell phone as I have forgotten mine?

#13. Pooja or her brothers ______ to be blamed.

#14. The package _______ to be carried carefully.

#15. I _______ this book since morning.

#16. Qadri informed me that all of the PAT members _______ soon take back their nomination forms.

#17. Neither you nor your sister should ______ to them.

#18. I’d like _______ information, please.

#19. Sana! Please ______ tea.

#20. If you take away the prefix and the suffix, what word is left of the word ‘unemployed’?

#21. Neither money nor power _______ needed to get selected for the Olympics.

#22. Bananas are selling _______ Rs. 250 per dozen?

#23. “I do not like tea.” “_______ do I.”

#24. My house is there _______ from the railway station?

#25. Javed two of _______ brothers attend primary school wishes to be a school teacher after his graduation form the University.

#26. I did not _______ TV last night.

#27. Choose the correct form of Passive Transformation of the sentence given: Who gave you the permission to write?

#28. ______ you _______ ‘English in Ten days’ in the morning?

#29. __________ work has been done yet. What about the remaining work?

#30. In English, voice expresses the relationship ______ the subject to the verb.

#31. Which sentence given below correctly changes the active voice into the passive? Some one has cut the telephone wires.

#32. He has _______ experience than his brother.

#33. Use the correct word in the following: Before the bell rang, the class was _____ to go home.

#34. The price of kerosene oil ______ two rupees a litre?

#35. Choose the correct Active voice of the following sentence from the options given below: Can a car be driven by her?

#36. Write your name and roll number _____ top of the page.at

#37. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word from the options given below: I don’t like his _______ policy of pleasing people.

#38. She ______ her office by 9 a.m. daily.

#39. He was admitted _______ the hospital.

#40. My brother ______ play me every evening.

#2. Cannon had unique qualities it was used widely in ancient times.

#28. you _ ‘English in Ten days’ in the morning?